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Highest Paying Industries for Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers

The top 100 highest paying industries for light truck or delivery services drivers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $62,650, wired telecommunications carriers is the highest paying industry for light truck or delivery services drivers. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $56,770). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of light truck or delivery services drivers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Light Truck or Delivery Services Drivers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$62,650	$23,510	120
2	Federal government, including USPS	$56,770	$39,440	2,240
3	Postal Service (federal government)	$56,770	$39,440	2,240
4	Couriers and Express Delivery Services	$54,220	$27,230	146,650
5	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$53,500	$32,420	120
6	Telecommunications	$52,640	$22,610	170
7	Couriers and Messengers	$49,690	$24,680	167,800
8	Transportation and Warehousing	$42,650	$22,770	247,230
9	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$41,080	$23,900	160
10	Scientific Research and Development Services	$41,080	$23,900	160
11	Logging	$40,980	$19,950	n/a
12	Forestry and Logging	$40,980	$19,950	n/a
13	Casino Hotels	$40,360	$21,310	80
14	Rail Transportation	$39,990	$23,030	620
15	Book Stores and News Dealers	$39,790	$24,320	n/a
16	Spectator Sports	$38,640	$19,760	50
17	Security Systems Services	$38,220	$23,060	30
18	Dairy Product Manufacturing	$38,040	$22,270	1,200
19	Amusement Parks and Arcades	$37,620	$21,550	210
20	Freight Transportation Arrangement	$37,230	$21,910	2,960
21	Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$36,860	$21,900	120
22	Basic Chemical Manufacturing	$36,780	$19,640	220
23	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$36,700	$23,180	30
24	General Freight Trucking	$36,670	$19,860	31,600
25	Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills	$36,640	$21,430	90
26	Natural Gas Distribution	$36,600	$20,630	n/a
27	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$36,480	$24,580	1,300
28	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$36,240	$20,970	13,100
29	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$36,160	$21,630	440
30	Oil and Gas Extraction	$36,090	$25,050	80
31	Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	$36,040	$25,090	330
32	Warehousing and Storage	$36,030	$21,520	12,640
33	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$35,740	$21,940	30
34	Clay Product and Refractory Manufacturing	$35,520	$26,070	60
35	Cement and Concrete Product Manufacturing	$35,290	$22,000	2,230
36	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$35,260	$17,350	60
37	Educational Services - Privately owned	$34,930	$21,420	540
38	Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	$34,810	$22,970	930
39	Landscaping Services	$34,680	$21,270	1,990
40	State government, including schools and hospitals	$34,660	$23,460	2,420
41	Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing	$34,640	$22,070	210
42	Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing	$34,530	$21,810	3,130
43	Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	$34,510	$22,020	170
44	Support Activities for Mining	$34,350	$19,290	1,200
45	Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing	$34,310	$21,640	60
46	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$34,130	$23,330	1,040
47	Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing	$34,100	$22,080	30
48	Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	$34,080	$21,280	170
49	Waste Treatment and Disposal	$34,040	$21,790	780
50	Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing	$34,010	$23,640	220
51	Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel	$34,010	$22,060	60
52	Roofing Contractors	$33,960	$23,170	340
53	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$33,930	$19,710	7,170
54	Federal, State, and Local Government	$33,930	$19,710	7,170
55	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$33,920	$19,730	3,140
56	Other General Merchandise Stores	$33,830	$19,420	1,130
57	Hardware Manufacturing	$33,830	$25,370	50
58	Mining	$33,830	$19,050	1,580
59	Offices of Physicians	$33,810	$21,970	160
60	Other Specialty Trade Contractors	$33,720	$21,100	1,850
61	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$33,720	$21,900	2,280
62	Drywall and Insulation Contractors	$33,620	$23,000	620
63	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$33,600	$21,000	360
64	Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	$33,530	$21,360	50
65	Grain and Oilseed Milling	$33,530	$18,550	150
66	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$33,460	$19,230	100
67	Other Building Equipment Contractors	$33,420	$20,030	440
68	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$33,320	$19,660	60
69	Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing	$33,290	$23,180	120
70	Electrical Equipment Manufacturing	$33,240	$23,150	120
71	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$33,170	$19,270	5,870
72	Beer, Wine, and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers	$33,120	$21,690	6,900
73	Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers	$33,030	$21,170	2,400
74	Foundries	$33,020	$22,870	50
75	Direct Selling Establishments	$33,000	$20,500	4,810
76	Nonresidential Building Construction	$33,000	$19,850	1,170
77	Hospitals - State government owned	$32,970	$20,970	140
78	Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing	$32,930	$24,860	120
79	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$32,920	$19,440	8,440
80	Utility System Construction	$32,910	$21,240	1,120
81	Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	$32,900	$21,150	3,670
82	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$32,880	$22,290	1,330
83	Truck Transportation	$32,880	$20,530	54,990
84	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$32,840	$20,570	2,440
85	Industrial Machinery Manufacturing	$32,800	$22,110	210
86	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$32,790	$20,390	2,330
87	Specialized Design Services	$32,790	$21,290	510
88	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$32,770	$19,430	630
89	Junior colleges - State government owned	$32,770	$18,150	30
90	Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	$32,760	$25,100	n/a
91	Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing	$32,750	$21,590	530
92	Educational Services - Local government owned	$32,740	$20,340	2,430
93	Educational Services	$32,730	$21,150	3,960
94	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$32,460	$20,540	110
95	Construction	$32,300	$21,130	14,810
96	Specialty Trade Contractors	$32,220	$21,150	10,420
97	Metal Ore Mining	$32,160	$18,370	n/a
98	Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	$32,140	$22,470	1,460
99	Lumber and Other Construction Materials Merchant Wholesalers	$32,120	$22,700	7,020
100	Masonry Contractors	$32,110	$24,110	300